Mayweather balks at Mosley, Arum drafting Margarito-Pacquiao

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m1d24-Mayweather-balks-at-Mosley-Arum-drafting-MargaritoPacquiao

    A solid source inside Team Floyd Mayweather has just informed me that Money May is balking at fighting Sugar Shane Mosley and that is the reason for the holdup on the announcement of a May 1 or a May 8 bout between the two American ring stars.

    “Floyd did the math and Floyd is saying, why should I take a potentially difficult bout against Mosley for $10 million or less when I get $40 million or more to fight Manny Pacquiao and that could be an easier fight to win,” the in the know person said Saturday night.

    The source said that a heavy internal discussion and debate is going on in the Mayweather camp as to whether Floyd’s best bet might to be stay on the sidelines and let Pacman get past Joshua Clottey on March 13. Then the Mayweather camp could try to restart the previously failed negotiations to make the Mayweather-Pacquiao mega bout.

    “Mosley does ok, just ok, on the PPV against Mayweather,” an HBO source said. “Whereas, Manny and Floyd can break all the records and do something approaching three million buys on PPV. Upside on Manny and Floyd, which is the hottest attraction to the public, is unbelievable while upside of Shane and Floyd is limited.”

    Meanwhile, the always cagey Pacman promoter Bob Arum is already making his contingency plans beyond the March 13 Clottey bout at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington where reportedly 20,000 tickets were sold on the first day of general ticket sales (Saturday).

    Someone familiar with Arum’s thinking and strategy said the head of Top Rank is making moves to line returning from suspension Mexican Antonio Margarito a viable post-Clottey foe for Pacman.

    “Margarito will begin training on Monday in Oxnard, CA., with his new trainer, former world champion Robert Garcia. Garcia is headed back from the Philippines where his world champ Brian Viloria lost his title in Manila,” this source said.

    Margarito will fight some “tomato can” opponent on the Clottey-Pacquiao undercard, his first fight since losing to Mosley last Jan. 24 in Los Angeles.

    “Arum figures all is forgiven by the public once Margarito is back in the win column. Then in the wake of having 40,000, maybe 50,000 in the Cowboys Stadium for Manny against Clottey, he sells Jerry Jones a second Manny bout, a natural against the Mexican Margarito. That fills up Manny’s fistic calendar for 2010 and Floyd and Manny is bigget than ever for 2011,” this insider said.

    “If nothing else, Arum will shrewdly use Margarito-Pacquiao as a diversion to get Mayweather to agree to less money, less drug testing, less everything so he can cash in against Manny,” the insider said.

    In the meantime, should Manny-Floyd come to fruition, Arum can pacifty Margarito with a still red hot all Latin revenge bout, Miguel Cotto against Margarito.
     
    KOTF, Jan 23, 2010
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I think May vs Mosley is already signed and sealed, just not announced. Think about it... The Berto vs Mosley fight would have been postponed not cancelled. Also, UFC already postponed a PPV that was gonna be on may 1st, with Dana White saying he was pissed at GBP for using that date.
     
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  3. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    its all hearsay.

    Manny Pacquiao can fight 3 more scrubs and make 40 mil easy instead of giving that slandering Mayweather any more money.
     
    DobyZhee, Jan 24, 2010
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  4. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    No one signed yet.

    If they have signed, would you think the Golden Girl Promotions could keep his mouth shut.

    I am sure they would have announced a press conference already, inafct they might even steal the thunder or media attention of the Clottey-Pac fight like what they did when Mayweather announced his unretiring and fighting JMM during the Pac-Cotto fight.
     
    pejevan, Jan 24, 2010
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  5. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Enjoy Floyd while he's gracing us w/ his presence. Once he's gone,the game will never be the same... Anytime Money fights its a work of art. A masterpiece! Enjoy it while he's still boxing and gracing us with his presence. Once he's gone, I guarantee the sport of boxing will never be the same nor will it have the same swagger that Money and his personable charisma brings
     
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  6. lillarry

    lillarry Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Come on. Look at this "journalist" previous articles.How in the hell am I suppose to take this story seriously:lol:
     
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  7. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    lol, the odds on mayweather not wanting any part of shane are paying off.
     
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  8. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hope this is not true. Though it would be funny if Floyd does duck the fight, if not just to see how his merry band of Joy Boys try to defend it.

    Manny-Margo doesn't make sense. Margo needs to rebuild, and he can do it with one fight - fighting Paul Williams after he beats Cintron. Then Arum should consider a Pac freakshow vs either Margo or Paul Williams.
     
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  9. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl

    This coming from a guy defending Tim Smith's journalistic integrity.
     
    Boom_Boom, Jan 24, 2010
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  10. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Here's one of his others

    http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-Boxi...its-around-the-house-he-sits-AROUND-the-house

     
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  11. lillarry

    lillarry Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah I'm suppose to take this guy seriously when **** like this accompanies his articles.:roll:
     
    lillarry, Jan 24, 2010
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  12. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I do not understand what Arum is up to with all this ridiculously pointless matchup with Pacquiao.

    Clottey is a tough fighter whio offers nothing in return to Pac in terms of title nor legacy. Even moreso with Margarito.
     
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  13. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl

    So that's what Pac would've had for supper March 13 :D

    Damn that's the funniest Mayweather Chicken pic yet. The man atleast has decent photshop skills
     
    FORMIDABLE, Jan 24, 2010
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  14. lillarry

    lillarry Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Actually I've never defended Tim but I will take him over a guy who has to resort to photoshopping to prove a point.

    I bet the idiot probably post here. Reminds me of PaulV
     
    lillarry, Jan 24, 2010
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  15. Jaguar

    Jaguar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A positive article claiming that the fight is on is met with speculation, however a negative article claiming that the fight is off is gospel?

    C'mon *******s!

    :good
     
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